2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
January 01, 1970
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate election in Mississippi.
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+16.
Republican primaryedit
Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[3]
Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.
Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.
Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+21.
Republican primaryedit
Palazzo was first elected in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor. He was targeted by the Club for Growth.[7] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.[8][9][10]
^ abcdef"Political buzz: Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary". The Mississippi Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
^ abcdefgh. Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
^ abcd. Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
^"Alan Nunnelee, G.O.P. House Member from Mississippi, Dies at 56". The New York Times. February 7, 2015.
^Jaffe, Alexandra (February 27, 2013). "Club for Growth targeting 9 'RINO' Republicans for primary challenges - The Hill's Ballot Box". The Hill. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
^Hampton, Paul (February 28, 2014). . Sun Herald. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
^Hampton, Paul. . Sun Herald. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
^Ostermeier, Eric (October 21, 2013). "Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi". Smart Politics.
^Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com
External linksedit
U.S. House elections in Mississippi, 2014 at Ballotpedia
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday November 4 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi one from each of the state s four congressional districts The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections including a Senate election in Mississippi 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi 2012 November 4 2014 2014 11 04 2016 All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 329 169 230 014 Percentage 52 56 36 73 Swing 2 68 2 68 Republican 60 70 Democratic 60 70 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 District 2 District 1 2 1 Republican primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 1 1 Nominee 2 1 2 Results 2 2 Democratic primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 1 1 Nominee 2 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 2 2 2 Results 2 3 Libertarian primary 2 3 1 Candidates 2 3 1 1 Nominee 2 4 General results 2 4 1 Results 2 4 2 Aftermath 3 District 2 3 1 Democratic primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Nominee 3 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 1 2 Results 3 2 Republican primary 3 3 General results 3 3 1 Results 4 District 3 4 1 Republican primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 1 1 Nominee 4 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 1 2 Results 4 2 Democratic primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 1 1 Nominee 4 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 2 2 Results 4 2 3 Runoff results 4 3 General results 4 3 1 Results 5 District 4 5 1 Republican primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 1 1 Nominee 5 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 1 1 3 Declined 5 1 2 Results 5 2 Democratic primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 1 1 Nominee 5 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 2 2 Results 5 3 General results 5 3 1 Results 6 References 7 External linksOverview edit2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Republican 329 169 52 56 3 Democratic 230 014 36 73 1 Reform 14 897 2 38 0 Libertarian 7 303 1 17 0 Independents 44 896 7 17 0 Totals 626 279 100 00 4 District edit Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district 2 District Republican Democratic Others Total Result Votes Votes Votes Votes District 1 102 622 67 91 43 713 28 93 4 776 3 16 151 111 100 Republican hold District 2 0 0 00 100 688 67 74 47 958 32 26 148 646 100 Democratic hold District 3 117 771 68 89 47 744 27 93 5 431 3 18 170 946 100 Republican hold District 4 108 776 69 92 37 869 24 34 8 931 5 74 155 576 100 Republican hold Total 329 169 52 56 230 014 36 73 67 096 10 71 626 279 100 District 1 edit2014 Mississippi s 1st congressional district election nbsp 20122015 special nbsp nbsp Nominee Alan Nunnelee Ron Dickey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 102 622 43 713 Percentage 67 9 28 9 nbsp Results by county Nunnelee 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Dickey 40 50 U S Representative before election Alan Nunnelee Republican Elected U S Representative Alan Nunnelee Republican See also Mississippi s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 60 of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R 16 Republican primary edit Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014 3 Candidates edit Nominee edit Alan Nunnelee incumbent U S Representative Results edit Republican primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Alan Nunnelee incumbent 56 550 100 0 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Ron Dickey Eliminated in primary edit Rex Weathers candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002 3 Results edit Democratic primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ron Dickey 9 741 66 0 Democratic Rex Weathers 5 022 34 0 Total votes 14 763 100 0 Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Danny Bedwell chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party General results edit Results edit Mississippi s 1st congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Alan Nunnelee incumbent 102 622 67 9 Democratic Ron Dickey 43 713 28 9 Libertarian Danny Bedwell 3 830 2 6 Reform Lajena Walley 946 0 6 Total votes 151 111 100 0 Republican hold Aftermath edit Nunnelee died on February 6 2015 shortly after starting his third term in office 6 District 2 edit2014 Mississippi s 2nd congressional district election nbsp 20122016 nbsp nbsp nbsp Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Shelley Shoemake Party Democratic Independent Reform Popular vote 100 688 36 465 11 493 Percentage 67 8 24 5 7 7 nbsp Results by county Thompson 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Ray 40 50 U S Representative before election Bennie Thompson Democratic Elected U S Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic See also Mississippi s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson who had represented the district since 1993 ran for re election He was re elected with 67 of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D 13 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Bennie Thompson incumbent U S Representative Eliminated in primary edit Damien Fairconetue Results edit Democratic primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bennie Thompson incumbent 41 618 95 7 Democratic Damien Fairconetue 1 860 4 3 Total votes 43 478 100 0 Republican primary edit No Republicans filed to run for the seat 3 General results edit Results edit Mississippi s 2nd congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bennie Thompson incumbent 100 688 67 8 Independent Troy Ray 36 465 24 5 Reform Shelley Shoemake 11 493 7 7 Total votes 148 646 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 3 edit2014 Mississippi s 3rd congressional district election nbsp 20122016 nbsp nbsp Nominee Gregg Harper Doug Magee Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 117 771 47 744 Percentage 68 9 27 9 nbsp Results by county Harper 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Magee 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S Representative before election Gregg Harper Republican Elected U S Representative Gregg Harper Republican See also Mississippi s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper who had represented the district since 2009 ran for re election He was re elected with 80 of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R 14 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Gregg Harper incumbent U S Representative Eliminated in primary edit Hardy Caraway Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000 Results edit Republican primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gregg Harper incumbent 85 674 92 2 Republican Hardy Caraway 7 258 7 8 Total votes 92 932 100 0 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Doug Magee Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988 Eliminated in primary edit Jim Liljeberg high school maths teacher Dennis Quinn 3 Results edit Democratic primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Doug Magee 7 738 48 2 Democratic Dennis Quinn 5 820 36 3 Democratic Jim Liljeberg 2 490 15 5 Total votes 16 048 100 0 Runoff results edit Democratic primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Doug Magee 4 925 52 5 Democratic Dennis Quinn 4 462 47 5 Total votes 9 387 100 0 General results edit Results edit Mississippi s 3rd congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gregg Harper incumbent 117 771 68 9 Democratic Doug Magee 47 744 27 9 Independent Roger Gerrard 3 890 2 3 Reform Barbara Dale Washer 1 541 0 9 Total votes 170 946 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 4 edit2014 Mississippi s 4th congressional district election nbsp 20122016 nbsp nbsp Nominee Steven Palazzo Matthew Moore Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 108 776 37 869 Percentage 69 9 24 3 nbsp Results by county Palazzo 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Moore 40 50 U S Representative before election Steven Palazzo Republican Elected U S Representative Steven Palazzo Republican See also Mississippi s 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 64 of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R 21 Republican primary edit Palazzo was first elected in 2010 defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor He was targeted by the Club for Growth 7 Taylor who served in the U S House from 1989 to 2011 had switched parties and ran for the seat as a Republican 8 9 10 Candidates edit Nominee edit Steven Palazzo incumbent U S Representative Eliminated in primary edit Tom Carter business executive Tavish Kelly Gene Taylor former U S Representative Ron Vincent Tea Party activist retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012 3 Declined edit Chris McDaniel state senator running for the Senate 11 Results edit Republican primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steven Palazzo incumbent 54 268 50 5 Republican Gene Taylor 46 133 43 0 Republican Tom Carter 4 955 4 6 Republican Tavish Kelly 1 129 1 1 Republican Ron Vincent 904 0 8 Total votes 107 389 100 0 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Matthew Moore honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and nominee for this seat 2012 Eliminated in primary edit Trish Causey 3 Results edit Democratic primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Matt Moore 6 355 55 7 Democratic Trish Causey 5 063 44 3 Total votes 16 048 100 0 General results edit Results edit Mississippi s 4th congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Steven Palazzo incumbent 108 776 69 9 Democratic Matt Moore 37 869 24 3 Independent Cindy Burleson 3 684 2 4 Libertarian Joey Robinson 3 473 2 2 Reform Eli Jackson 917 0 6 Independent Ed Reich 857 0 6 Total votes 155 576 100 0 Republican holdReferences edit Election Statistics 1920 to Present US House of Representatives History Art amp Archives Haas Karen L March 9 2015 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4 2014 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives Retrieved October 28 2019 a b c d e f Political buzz Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary The Mississippi Press March 1 2014 Retrieved March 1 2014 a b c d e f g h Mississippi Secretary of State June 3 2014 Mississippi Secretary of State Archived from the original on February 19 2015 Retrieved July 23 2014 a b c d Mississippi General Election 2014 Mississippi Secretary of State November 4 2014 Archived from the original on December 22 2014 Retrieved December 22 2014 Alan Nunnelee G O P House Member from Mississippi Dies at 56 The New York Times February 7 2015 Jaffe Alexandra February 27 2013 Club for Growth targeting 9 RINO Republicans for primary challenges The Hill s Ballot Box The Hill Retrieved October 18 2013 Hampton Paul February 28 2014 Gene Taylor now Republican will seek to reclaim seat from Palazzo Sun Herald Archived from the original on February 28 2014 Retrieved March 3 2014 Hampton Paul Former Mississippi Congressman Taylor considers a rematch against Palazzo Politics Sun Herald Archived from the original on October 19 2013 Retrieved October 18 2013 Ostermeier Eric October 21 2013 Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi Smart Politics Local News Hattiesburg American hattiesburgamerican comExternal links editU S House elections in Mississippi 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi amp oldid 1219166344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
